This is inspired by an idea the wonderful Tiggy gave me. I'm not pinning down a specific pairing. Glinda and Elphaba will be the main characters, but not necessarily paired together. They could be, though. I hope you all like this.
Galinda pulled lazily on her perfect curls as she studied Elphaba, her pretty face marred by a frown; Elphaba had been reading since she had gotten back from class, and Galinda was bored.
"Elphie, can I play with your hair?" Galinda asked, grinning in her direction in the hopes that Elphaba would relent.
"I'm busy," Elphaba replied dismissively, not even glancing in Galinda's direction.
"But, I'm bored," Galinda pouted. "And, you're ignoring me."
Elphaba sighed and closed her book. "You wouldn't find yourself constantly without entertainment if you would spend time with Pfanee and Shen-Shen. I'm sure they would be delighted if you deigned to bless them with your presence."
"I don't have fun with them anymore," Galinda said as she flopped down on her bed. "I find them stupid and dull."
Elphaba laughed, obviously amused, and Galinda's stomach tightened at the pleasure of eliciting the odd cackle from her usually reserved roommate.
"Ah, the perils of possessing a brain," Elphaba said as she sat down beside Galinda's prostrate body and brushed her fingers across Galinda's flushed cheek. "How may I entertain you, my pretty?"
Galinda bit her lip. "I like that one."
"Of course you do," Elphaba said, a slight bite in her voice. "It's a term of endearment as well as a compliment. It fits you perfectly."
"Don't think that I'm so shallow to be flattered when you're actually making fun of me," Galinda told her seriously.
"I assure you that I am only attempting to show my affection for you, but I can see that it's not appreciated," Elphaba said mildly, her long hair spilling over her shoulders.
Galinda rolled her eyes. "I'm sure."
Elphaba tapped her fingers lightly against the tip of Galinda's nose as she said, "You know, I do think I'm rubbing off on you."
"Elphie, let's go out and do something tonight," Galinda said, her eyes twinkling.
"I thought you would have plans with Fiyero," Elphaba replied.
"I haven't made any plans with him," Galinda said immediately.
Elphaba sighed. "Well, I assumed that you would because he is your boyfriend."
Galinda winced in response to Elphaba's statement, and she felt a cold distance that came between them at the mention of the young prince at all.
Galinda shifted uncomfortably on the bed as she said, "Well, I'm sure he is capable of entertaining himself for one evening unless you feel that we can use his company."
"You know I don't care either way," Elphaba responded lightly, but Galinda caught sight of the longing in her dark eyes.
"I'll ask him if he would be willing to join us," Galinda relented, feeling the stinging bite of jealousy. "I'm sure that he will consent, especially with the knowledge that you'll be going with us."
"If anything, my presence would only act as discouragement," Elphaba remarked blandly, her fingers twisting in her hair.
Galinda shook her head and brushed a light kiss against Elphaba's cheek, saying quietly, "He thinks the world of you."
Elphaba allowed a small smile to appear on her face as she said, "If that is true, then you had better ask him before he decides to spend the evening with Avaric. I would prefer to not spend my time at a bar. I do not intend on getting drunk tonight."
"Your wish is my command," Galinda replied with a giggle.
As Galinda pranced out of the room, Elphaba relaxed against Galinda's pale pink bedspread, smiling widely. Fiyero didn't think of her as a waste of time and space; Elphaba wondered as she tried to contain her happiness if merely wishing for something so hard could make it come true.
As Galinda waited for Fiyero to answer his door, she attempted to fight her growing annoyance with him; it had been a long time since she had felt content with him, much less happy. He was so busy pining after Elphaba that he had not even noticed the change; still, even though she did not like to admit it, she did not want to end their relationship because she could not bear to see him with Elphaba. She knew it was silly. However, she preferred to ignore any feelings she might harbor for her roommate and keep up the charade of being perfectly in love with Fiyero.
"Galinda," Fiyero said in surprise when he opened his door.
She sighed. "I wanted to invite you to go out this evening with me and Elphaba. Do you already have plans?"
"You know that I don't," he replied. He grinned slightly. "Besides, I would change them in an instant for you."
"Right," she muttered. Forcing a smile onto her face, she said, "Of course. I always forget. Well, I expect you to come to our room exactly at six."
"Is that all you needed?" he asked, his dark blue eyes studying her intently.
Patting his cheek fondly, Galinda replied, "Yes, dear. Remember, don't be late."
She walked off, her smile disappearing as she chew on her bottom lip; Fiyero ran a hand through his dark hair before retreating into his room.